Thalapathy Vijay’s Master set for Pongal release

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Thalapathy Vijay’s film Master to get a Pongal release in Tamil with dubbed versions in Kannada and Malayalam

The film will release on 13th January in film theatres across Tamil Nadu with 100% seating capacity being allowed for the first time since lockdown

Due to COVID-19 related lockdown many films accepted the OTT platform release method, but makers of Master waited on for a theatrical release.

The Official Twitter Handle Of #Master Film has already declared: “The day we were all waiting for Our Thalapathy’s And Vijay Sethupathi’s #Master will hit screens worldwide on 14th January 2021.”

But the bigger piece of news is that the Tamil Nadu government that had recently reopened theatres and allowed 50% seating capacity by following physical distancing norms post complete lockdown due to the spread of coronavirus, has agreed to a 100% seating capacity for the Thalapathy’s film.

There were reports that Vijay – the lead of the film and Kollywood’s extremely popular actor had met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday night urging Tamil Nadu government’s help ahead of the release of his next movie Master.

Unconfirmed reports said that in a private meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence, the actor along with others from the movie’s team urged the CM to allow 100% seating capacity as against the current capacity of 50% seating at theatres.

The film stars Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi, Andrea Jeremiah, Malavika Mohanan and Arjun Das, and is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj with Xavier Britto as the producer.

As theatres and all non-essential services were shut for several months since late March due to the lockdown induced by the coronavirus spread, the makers of Master also postponed the film’s release. Vijay’s contemporary Suriya chose an OTT release for his movie Soorarai Pottru, however, it’s been known from the beginning that Vijay wanted only a theatrical release for his movie.